Recognised as Colour

#9B878D

#9B878D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9B878D is a red with RGB values 155, 135, 141 and HSL 342°, 9%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#9B878D#9B878D

HEX#9B878D

RGBrgb(155, 135, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5294, 0.5529

RGB percentages60.8%, 52.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(342, 9.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 12.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,192,781

CSS custom property--colour: #9B878D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#647872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898A8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9F8689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 14 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dim grey · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#879B95

Analogous#9B8797, #9B8B87

Triadic#8D9B87, #878D9B

Split complementary#879B8B, #87979B

Tetradic#979B87, #879B95, #8B879B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F6F7

Lighter +30%#E1DADC

Lighter +20%#C9BFC2

Lighter +10%#B2A3A7

Darker −10%#826D73

Darker −20%#67555B

Darker −30%#4B3E42

Darker −40%#2F2729

More saturated +25%#B66B82

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R155

G135

B141

Red155 (60.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 87 · B 8D

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